31, 2025 — Prolonged illnesses like cancer and chronic infections often leave the immune system in a state of exhaustion, where its frontline defenders -- T cells -- lose their ability to ...

Scientists have disguised tumours to ‘look’ similar to pig organs ― tricking the immune system into attacking the cancerous cells. This ruse can halt a tumour’s growth and even eliminate ...

A microscopic battle rages in our bodies, as our cells ... initiating an immune response. However, the immune system requires precise regulation to prevent cGAS from mistakenly attacking the ...

Psoriasis is a skin disorder in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells. This results in an overproduction of skin cells, which accumulate on the skin’s surface, forming thick, ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the immune system destroys insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, ...

The evolution of robust and flexible defense responses has been driven by the diverse and adaptive nature of foreign threats. To maintain its effectiveness, the immune system produces highly ...

After fasting, they found these cells had traveled to the pancreas. "One of the biggest surprises was finding that the immune system stimulates the production of the hormone glucagon by sending ...

New research by scientists at the Champalimaud Foundation has revealed a surprising new role for the immune system ... secretion from pancreatic beta cells, low- plasma glucose drives glucagon ...

essentially arming other cells in the immune system with advanced technology to kill cancer. While this finding is fascinating scientists and cancer researchers, it’s not yet clear how sharing ...

This lock stops the immune system from detecting and eliminating these cells, allowing them to resist treatment. This contrasts with senescent cells, which are highly inflammatory and use ...

One theory is that in some people the immune cells activated by EBV mistakenly attack parts of the brain and central nervous system. This process, called molecular mimicry, also occurs in other ...

it can help prevent cells from becoming cancerous in the first place. "What was striking was that the innate immune system, which includes the inflammasome, has a role beyond infection," said Dr.